dutiful actions occurs when dutiful actions are done from the motive of duty where the agent also has nonmoral interests in the action (Herman: 6) and according to Kant although this action might be dutiful and amiable it is still of no moral worth. For example a man who does acts of good will and gets a feeling of satisfaction from doing them is not acting morally. In the same way that a soldier saves another soldiers with only an inclination that he will get a medal is also not morally dutiful
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Should Australian parents be prohibited from legally smacking their children? For The short answer is yes‚ it should be illegal for parents to smack their children. Did you know that 90% of parents spank their toddlers at least three times a week; two-thirds spank them once a day? When a child misbehaves or acts in a disobedient‚ inappropriate‚ or even dangerous way‚ you want to show him/her that their behaviour is unacceptable and must change. Smacking may seem like a direct and effective way
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goes so much further than that. Sometimes bullies go too far‚ and their victims make the unfortunate choice of ending their own lives. As awful as it is‚ it happens every day‚ and the worst part about it is those bullies aren’t held legally accountable for their actions‚ but they should be. Bullying is a form of harassment. It damages people physically and mentally. Even though the “normal” type of harassment is illegal‚ bullying someone literally to death isn’t. Rebecca Ann Sedwick was one of those
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issue for the parents and kids in The Veldt. One instance of this would be the kids louring their parents into a trap and eventually killing them. This obviously shows a lack of respect and mental health on the kids behalf. I don’t think the parents much respected their children either‚ they showed this by threatening to turn off the nursery and even the whole house without even discussing it with the kids. The family doesn’t function as a family but more like a couple. The parents being the man
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Should Parents be Punished for Children’s Mistakes? Teenage crimes are on the rise‚ and in trying to prevent this condition from aggravating we are starting to consider different solutions‚ punishing parents for their children’s mistakes. The question to be asked is‚ are the parents really the problem here? Or is it something more severe? Punishing parents by the law is not the way to handle such rise in crime rates. Though I do believe that the parents should be held somewhat responsible for their
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have been many discussions on spanking. On one side of the debate are the parents who believe it ok to spank their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. Part of the problem with spanking is that each group defines spanking differently. Some believe spanking is a form of abuse‚ while others think it is a form of discipline. Spanking can in effect be a form of abuse. Children should only be spanked with your hand‚ belt‚ paddle‚ or similar item. Opponents
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(1) Is affirmative action policy morally defensible? Explain. Affirmative action refers to the policy being implemented to create equality within racism‚ religion‚ sexuality and colour.It is being discussed in South Africa that the policies focus on employment‚ education and health programs that disadvanted people and women have equal opportunities in the work place. President John Kennedy of United Nations signed it on March 1961 that government employers "not discriminate against‚ any employee
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Parents and children It goes without saying that understanding between parents and children has always been hard to reach. The main reasons for this lie not only in generation gap but also in general issues like finances‚ education and career. A lot of the everyday arguments between parents and children are caused by the difference in their ages. For example‚ young people now listen to music which wasn’t popular twenty years ago and wear clothes which are considered inappropriate by their parents
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obesity has more than tripled since the 1980’s (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). Childhood obesity often leads to obesity as an adult which can put a person at greater risks dealing with the heart‚ diabetes‚ and many other obese related diseases. People want to blame the schools and today’s technology for childhood obesity‚ in reality‚ the responsibility lies in the hands of their parents. Parents are at fault for childhood obesity. The job of a parent is to teach a child wrong from right‚ including
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The clock ticking‚ the constant migraines‚ the late nights writing essays‚ the early mornings with burning eyes‚ the days full of tests‚ the evenings filled with school organizations‚ the weekends consisting of games‚ and all free time spent volunteering; these are the things that‚ seniors in high school‚ schedules consist of. Do not fret‚ there is still the constant crippling anxiety that you may not get into the college of your dreams‚ not because your GPA and dedication are inferior‚ but because
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